How To Install shelxle on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shelxle on Ubuntu.
What is shelxle
shelxle is:
ShelXle combines an editor with syntax highlighting for the SHELXL-associated .ins (input) and .res (output) files with an interactive graphical display for visualization of a three-dimensional structure including the electron density (Fo) and difference density (Fo-Fc) maps.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0021889811043202
There are three methods to install shelxle on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shelxle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shelxle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shelxle
Install shelxle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shelxle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shelxle
Install shelxle Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install shelxle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shelxle
How To Uninstall shelxle on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the shelxle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shelxle
Uninstall shelxle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shelxle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shelxle
Remove shelxle Configurations and Data
To remove shelxle configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shelxle
Remove shelxle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shelxle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shelxle
Dependencies
shelxle have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shelxle package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.